Robert Cohen, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) long-serving cyber enforcement chief, is to join Davis Polk & Wardwell after 15 years at the government agency, during which time he launched its cyber unit in 2017.

In recent times, Cohen has led the SEC’s efforts in clamping down on unregistered trades and fraudulent initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the digital currency sphere, including the freezing of USD 27 million dollars of cryptocurrency trading proceeds held by Nasdaq-listed blockchain technology company Longfin back in April this year and the shutdown ofMunchee’s USD 15 million ICO in 2017.